This blogs describes a trip to Japan that we made 10-22 April 2008, and includes photos plus travel commentary.

Monday, 21 April 2008

Day 12 Part 5 - Puroland Parade (Believe)

The main attraction of the show is the parade, held at the centre of the theme park. Here are all the people sitting down in various locations in preparation for the parade:

I must admit, I thought the parade was going be like the one in Disneyland, or the Warner Studios, but they created a whole story around it (supposedly inspired by four fairytales). It's not just a parade, but has dancing and acrobatics. I must admit I was really impressive and cried at the end - especially when they brought out Kitty's iconic red bow and sang the theme song "Believe" - it's a real homage to all those fans young and old who have "believed" in Hello Kitty for most of their lives.

I liked it so much I bought the DVD, and have watched it so many times I have almost committed the entire dialogue and lyrics from the soundtrack into memory.

So ... I have decided to transcribe the entire dialogue (in Japanese) and provided a clumsy translation into English (I'm not sure about certain parts whether I have captured the dialogue correctly - would welcome comments and suggestions)

ＭＣ「ねえ、皆さん…メルヘンの世界へ行ってみませんか」 (MC: Everyone, would you like to go to Fairyland?)
子供たち「だれ？だれのの？」(Children: Who? Who is that?)
ＭＣ「皆さんはよるになると普段とは違う自分そうぞうことがあるでしょう？ね？そんなことはありませんか？ (MC: Everyone, when evening comes have you ever imagined that you could do something out of the ordinary? Well? Has that ever happened?)
今日は皆さんをそのメルヘンの世界へご案内しようとものです。 (Today I would like to show everyone the way to Fairyland.)
ただし、夜明けまでです。いいですか。夜明けまでですよ。」(However, only till dawn. Is that okay? Only till dawn.)
子供たち「でも、どうやって？どうやって行くの？」 (Children: But, how do we do it? How do we get there?)

夢の国まで (Till the World of Dreams)
一緒に行こう (Together lets go)
たどりつける (Follow along)
希望の場所まで (till the Place of Hope)
最初は知らない同士でも (even those who don’t know each other at first)
きっと友達の輪が広がる (surely the circle of friends will grow)

今は小さなギフト (As for now a little gift)
いつか誰かを守って (Please always protect someone)
大きなスマイルに変わるさ (changing to a large smile)
ありがとう 君に逢えて (Thanks for being able to meet you)
コトバに出来ない気持ちを (I can’t put my feelings into words)
伝えよう (I want to be able to tell you)
弾ける音に変えて (changing to a sound bursting out)

信じる力 忘れないで (don’t forget the Power of Belief)
愛する力 覚えていて (Remember the Power of Love)

ココロをつなぐリズム (The rhythm that join hearts)君と響かせ合いたい (We want to come together and groove with you)ひとりじゃかなわない夢だって (Not just fulfilling a single dream)この広い世界中で (In this wide world)君となら見つけられる (Yours can be discovered)両手を鳴らして (Clap with both hands)ほら！ 始めよう (Look, let’s start)

キティ「みんな！一緒に踊ってくれてありがとう！」 (Kitty: Everyone! Thank you for dancing with us!)ダニエル「リズムの覚えてくれたみたいだね！」 (Daniel: It seems you got the rhythm!)キティ「えええ！私たちとみんなの心を繋ぐ 大切なリズム！忘れないだね！」 (Kitty: Yes! The rhythm is important to link us to your hearts! Don’t forget, okay?)ダニエル「さあ。今度は俺にみんなに素敵なプレゼント！」 (Daniel: Well, next … a wonderful present from us to you!)

キティ「私たちとみんなの心を繋ぐ 大切なリズム！忘れないだね！」 (Kitty [ghostly voice]: The rhythm is important to link us to your hearts! Don’t forget, okay?)

みんなさんもおえしてください ([Clapping hands] Everyone please join in …)そうみんなの気持ちがとどくように (In order to reach everyone’s feelings)キティちゃんたちにとどくように (In order to reach Kitty and her friends!)

キティ「わあ。私たち消えてないわ」 (Kitty: Wow, we did not disappear!)ダニエル「本当だ！そうか。みんなが僕たちをよびもどしてくれたんだ」 (Daniel: It’s true! So … you called us to return)皆さん「どうもありがとう！」 (All: Thank you very much!)

キティ「私たちはあなたたちに愛にここへきました！でも、見てください！今ではこんなにたくさんの友達がみんな一緒に遊んでくれた、みんな一生懸命おえしてくれた！だから、私たちはいつまでも消えない！信じでくれたから！」 (We came here due to all your love! But … look! Now there are so many friends visiting together, and calling for us with all their might. Because of that, we will never disappear! Because you believe in us!)

さあ、行こう (C’mon let’s go)メルヘンの世界へ (to Fairyland)美しい奇跡が舞い降りる (A beautiful wonder alights)夢と希望が君を導く (We will lead you to dreams and hopes)いつだって羽ばたける (grown from just a single feather)みんな一緒だから (Because everyone is together)

ありがとう、キティ (Thank you, Kitty)ありがとう、みんなさん (Thank you, everyone)ね、みんなさん、見てください (Hey, everyone, please look)素敵でしょう (Isn’t it wonderful?)みんなさんもいつかメルヘンの世界へ旅おしてみませんか (Everyone, please visit Fairyland anytime)きっときっと素敵なことがううよん (Certainly it will be wonderful)もうすぐ夜明ける (Soon it will be sunset)ではみんなさん待っていますよ (However, we will be waiting for you!)

さあ、行こう メルヘンの世界へ (C’mon let’s to to Fairyland)夢という大きな羽に乗り (Ride a large feature called Dream)行こう (Let’s go)

キティ「みんなさん、たくさんの声援どうもありがとう！」 (Kitty: Everyone, thank you very much for all your cheering!)ダニエル「みんなと過ごしたひと時を、忘れないよ」 (Daniel: Don’t forget the time we had with each other!)キティ「また、私たちのメルヘンの世界に遊びに来てくださいね！」 (Please come and visit Fairyland again!)